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Sep 3, 2010, Insulation under exterior concrete slab

Q. Do I need to put insulation under an exterior concrete pad for a hot tub. A. No, it won't do any good and it will just make the concrete less stable.

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Sep 1, 2010, Removing gum from concrete

Q. How do we remove gum from stained and sealed concrete sidewalks without trace marks from the pressure washer? A. To remove from concrete without leaving

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Sep 1, 2010, Monolithic Concrete Slab

Q. We poured a mono slab @ 4 years ago. I have not been able to build on it yet, (kids, life etc). It will eventually have a 24 X 32 shop on it. It

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Aug 31, 2010, staining and sealing

Q. Would an epoxy clear coat adhere to a stained concrete floor? (interior-whole house) I really like the look of staining, but my husband likes the

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Aug 31, 2010, clear coat over epoxy paint.

Q. I'm about to paint my gargae floor with an epoxy paint. I've cleaned and etched the floor. My question is after I paint should I clearcoat over the

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Aug 31, 2010, Patio Concrete Strength

Q. I want to place a fire place and kitchen from Outdoor Living Kits on my exisiting patio. It would weight over 40,000 pounds of additional stone. Would

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Aug 28, 2010, Sealer over Porch Paint

Q. We just painted our cement porch with porch paint with two coats and sponged the last coat. Do we need to put a sealer over it. The paint can did

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Aug 28, 2010, How many 80 lb bags of quickrete

Q. How many 80 lb. bags of quickrete to lay a sidewalk 15'x3'x3 thick. A. The calculation comes out to 18.9 80lb bags of concrete. But you should have

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Aug 28, 2010, White spots on new sealed stamped concrete

Q. I just replaced a concrete walk way with stamped colored concrete, when the sealer was applied it dried with white spots in some areas. A. White spots

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Aug 28, 2010, Driveway expansion joints

Q. The black, tar-like stuff between our drivey way and garage floor is gone, what do I need to fill that gap or joint? A. The expansion joint material

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Aug 23, 2010, How long should I leave concrete forms

Q. How long the must the concrete forms stay after concrete is poured? A. Those who are experienced in concrete can remove the forms the same day, and

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Aug 23, 2010, concrete spots

Q. I had my concrete poured yesterday. There are some spots on the concrete now that are lighter than the rest of the concrete. Is this normal? A. Concrete

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Aug 19, 2010, Removing epoxy on large floor

Q. I have a 18,000 sq. ft. concrete floor shop that had epoxy paint on it. We are located inside a prison, so very harsh chemicals is not an option on

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Aug 19, 2010, What is causing the white spots to appear on our newly stained interior floors?

Q. We recently built our dream home and installed radiant floor heat in the concrete slab and acid-stained our interior floors. They were beautiful for

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Aug 19, 2010, Concrete Interior Walls

Q. Our office conference room has VERY FLAWED interior concrete walls that have been painted with glossy white paint. It looks awful and we are looking

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